sent Buster Witwicky on a helpful errand that was really the nastiest death trap ever

I would pay good money to see this.

He'd be an okay dictator for North Korea or something

I seem to recall a TF fic that involved Kim Jong-il fighting the Autobots while spewing propaganda. Or something. I didn't read much of it. [/pointless]

Backstabby second banana

I do believe this needs to be iconned.